League of Legends update 12.16 (August 23) patch notes: Udyr reworks goes live, Kaisa buffs, Diana adjustments, and more

League of Legends patch 12.16 will be dropped soon and in the official patch notes, Riot Games have revealed everything that players can look forward to.

The Udyr rework will be one of the biggest highlights of the patch along with the buffs that will be making their way to Kai’Sa’s kit.

Nerfs will hit Draven, with a significant amount of adjustments made to Diana, pushing her away from a more bruiser-oriented build.

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League of Legends patch 12.16 will be the first of the Wold Championship-centric updates that will focus itself around pro-plays.

League of Legends fans looking for a detailed description of the patch can visit Riot’s official website. However, for a brief overview, this article will provide readers with all the major highlights.

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League of Legends official 12.16 patch notes

1) Champions

Udyr

• Udyr rework finally goes live

Caitlyn

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Passive - Headshot

• Attack Damage Ratio: 60/85/110% (based on level) >>> 60/90/120% (based on level)

R - Ace in the Hole

• [NEW] SHARP SHOOTIN: Damage is now increased by 0-25% based on the current critical strike chance

Diana

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Passive - Moonsilver Blade

• Empowered Cleave Damage: 20-250 (based on level) (+50% AP) >>> 20-220 (based on level) (+50% AP) (Note: Base Damage Level Comparisons: Level 6: 55 >>> 45, Level 11: 120 >>> 95, Level 16: 210 >>> 170)

E - Lunar Rush

• Magic Damage: 50/70/90/110/130 (+ 45% AP) >>> 50/70/90/110/130 (+ 50% AP)

Draven

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Q - Spinning Axe

• Base Damage: 45/50/55/60/65 >>> 40/45/50/55/60

Irelia

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Base Stats

• Base Magic Resist: 28 >>> 30
• Armor Growth: 4.2 >>> 4.7

Jayce

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Q (Hammer Form) - To the Skies!

• Damage: 55/95/135/175/215/255 (+ 120% bonus AD) >>> 55/100/145/190/235/280 (+ 120% bonus AD)

E (Hammer Form) - Thundering Blow

• Damage: 8/10.4/12.8/15.2/17.6/20% of target's maximum health ( 100% bonus AD) >>> 8/10.8/13.6/16.4/19.2/22% of target's maximum health ( 100% bonus AD)

Kai'Sa

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Passive - Second Skin

• Plasma on-hit base damage: 4-16 (based on level) >>> 5-23 (based on level)
• Caustic Wounds additional damage per Plasma stack before application: 1-8 (based on level) >>> 1-12 (based on level)

Q - Icathian Rain

• Damage per Missile: 40/55/70/85/100 (+ 50% bonus AD) (+25% AP) >>> 40/55/70/85/100 (+ 50% bonus AD) (+30% AP)

R - Killer Instinct

• Shield Strength: 70/90/110 (+ 90/135/180% AD) (+ 90% AP) >>> 70/90/110 (+ 90/135/180% AD) (+ 120% AP)

Malphite

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Passive - Granite Shield

• Cooldown (levels 1/7/13): 10/8/6 seconds >>> 8/7/6 seconds

W - Thunderclap

• Cooldown: 12 at all ranks >>> 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds

Poppy

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Q - Hammer Shock

• Percent Health Damage Minion/Monster cap: 50/80/110/140/170 >>> 30/60/90/120/150 (Note: this cap applies to the initial cast and the reactivation)

Tristana

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Q - Rapid Fire

• Bonus Attack Speed: 50/65/80/95/110% >>> 65/80/95/110/125%

Yuumi

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E - Zoomies

• Bonus movement speed: 20% (+ 6% per 100 AP) >>> 20% (+ 2% per 100 AP)
• Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds >>> 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds

Zeri

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Q - Burst Fire

• Damage: 8/11/14/17/20 (+ 105/110/115/120/125% AD) (+60% AP) >>> 8/11/14/17/20 (+ 100/105/110/115/120% AD) (+60% AP)

W - Ultrashock Laser

• Damage: 20/55/90/125/160 (+ 130% AD) (+ 60% AP) >>> 20/55/90/125/160 (+ 100% AD) (+ 40% AP)

Zoe

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W - Spell Thief

• [NEW] Spell Thieves: Minions killed by Allied champions will now also drop orbs while Zoe is within 1500 range

E - Sleepy Trouble Bubble

• Magic Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 (+40% AP) >>> 70/110/150/190/230 (+45%)
• Maximum Pop Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 (+40% AP) >>> 70/110/150/190/230 (+45%)

Zyra

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E - Grasping Roots

• Post-cast Lockout: 0.15 - 0.4 seconds >>> 0.15 seconds

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2) Items

Evenshroud

• Coruscation Duration: 4 seconds >>> 5 seconds
• Coruscation Damage Amplification: 9% >>> 10%

(Note: These same changes will apply to the Ornn Masterwork item, Equinox)

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3) ARAM Balance Adjustments

Champion Buffs

• Akali: +10% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken >>> +15% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken
• Akshan: +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken
• Bel'Veth: +5% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken
• Diana: -5% Damage Taken
• Ekko: +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken >>> +10% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken
• Elise: +8% Damage Dealt, -8% Damage Taken >>> +10% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken
• Evelynn: +10% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken >>> +15% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken
• Gnar: -5% Damage Taken
• Kha'Zix: +10% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken >>> +15% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken, +20% Healing
• LeBlanc: +10% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken >>> +20% Damage Dealt, -20% Damage Taken
• Lulu: +5% Damage Dealt
• Nocturne: +10% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken, +20% Healing >>> +10% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken, +20% Healing
• Pyke: +5% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken >>> +10% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken
• Quinn: +8% Damage Dealt, -8% Damage Taken >>> +10% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken
• Sona: -5% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken, -40% Healing, -40% Shielding >>> -5% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken, 0% Healing, 0% Shielding
• Tryndamere: +10% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken, +20% Healing >>> +15% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken, +40% Healing
• Yorick: -5% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken >>> 0% Damage Dealt, 0% Damage Taken
• Yuumi: +3% Damage Dealt >>> +5% Damage Dealt
• Zed: +5% Damage Dealt, -8% Damage Taken >>> +15% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken
• Zoe: +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken >>> +10% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken

Champion Nerfs

• Aatrox: +5% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken >>> +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken
• Ashe: -15% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken >>> -15% Damage Dealt, +15% Damage Taken
• Caitlyn: -5% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken
• Fiddlesticks: -5% Damage Dealt
• Gangplank: +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken >>> 0% Damage Dealt, 0% Damage Taken
• Gwen: +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken >>> 0% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken
• Heimerdinger: -6% Damage Dealt, +6% Damage Taken >>> -10% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken
• Karthus: -10% Damage Dealt >>> -10% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken
• Lee Sin: +10% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken, +20% Healing, +20% Shielding >>> +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken, +20% Healing, 0% Shielding
• Leona: +5% Damage Taken >>> -10% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken
• Maokai: -20% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken >>> -20% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken
• Miss Fortune: -10% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken >>> -10% Damage Dealt, +15% Damage Taken
• Renata Glasc: -5% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken, -20% Shielding
• Renekton: +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken, +20% Healing >>> +5% Damage Dealt, 0% Damage Taken, +20% Healing
• Senna: -3% Damage Dealt >>> -6% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken
• Seraphine: -15% Damage Dealt, +15% Damage Taken, -40% Healing, -40% Shielding >>> -15% Damage Dealt, +20% Damage Taken, -40% Healing, -40% Shielding
• Singed: -10% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken
• Swain: -5% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken >>> -10% Damage Dealt, +15% Damage Taken
• Taric: +5% Damage Taken
• Volibear: -5% Damage Taken >>> 0% Damage Taken
• Yasuo: +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken >>> 0% Damage Dealt, 0% Damage Taken

Item Changes

• Guardian’s Orb: 40 AP >>> 50 AP
• Guardian’s Hammer: 10% Lifesteal >>> 7% Lifesteal

Champion Adjustments

• Bard Chime Spawn Rate: 40 seconds >>> 30 seconds

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4) Ultimate Spellbook

BUGFIXES

• Annie R and Viktor R no longer trigger Nimbus Cloak when repositioning their ultimate
• Cannon minions were actually giving too much gold! They will now hand out 3 less gold from the first cannon wave, and cap out at 101 gold around 12 minutes into the game.
• Akshan no longer fires attacks during Heroic Swing while casting Lucian R
• Aphelios no longer gets stuck in T-pose after casting certain ultimates

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5) Behavioral Systems

• When All Chat is disabled, all players on the enemy team are muted during the end of game screen
• A setting to toggle All Chat in-game is now available in the League Client

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6) VFX Updates

Fizz

• We have some VFX updates for Fizz’s base and older skins coming this patch!
• Base: Complete overhaul
• Atlantean Fizz: Same as base, but with a custom R and W
• Tundra Fizz: Same as base, but with a custom R and W
• Fisherman Fizz: Same as base, but with a custom R and W
• Void Fizz: Complete overhaul
• Cottontail Fizz: Complete overhaul
• Super Galaxy Fizz: Complete overhaul
• Omega Squad Fizz: Changes on Q and R mirroring new base, new W passive marker
• Fuzz Fizz: Changes on Q and R mirroring new base, new W passive marker
• Prestige Fuzz Fizz: Changes on Q and R mirroring new base, new W passive marker
• Little Devil Fizz: Changes on Q and R mirroring new base, new W passive marker

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7) Upcoming Skins & Chromas

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The following skins will be released in this patch:

• Armored Titan Nasus
• Cyber Halo Janna
• Prestige Cyber Halo Janna
• Strike Commander Camille
• Strike Paladin Lucian

The following chromas will be released this patch:

• Admiral Glasc
• Aether Wing Kayle
• Armored Titan Nasus
• Bullet Angel Kai’Sa
• Cyber Halo Janna
• Dreadnova Gangplank
• Prestige Cyber Halo Janna
• Strike Commander Camille
• Strike Paladin Lucian